When is the social day festival in 2023?

March 2023 1 1.

Country Festival is a traditional festival for Miao people to worship the land gods and ancestors, which is divided into spring country and autumn country. It is held on the fifth day after beginning of spring and beginning of autumn. Spring will receive God, autumn will send God, and there will be peace in the temple. The pigs sacrificed in social festivals were decided by lottery the year before. People who need to worship the land god are not allowed to participate in weddings and funerals within 30 ~ 40 days before the National Day, and men and women who are pregnant are forbidden to participate. Before the festival, each family handed in a catty of glutinous rice to make steamed rice.

In the morning, the teacher went door to door asking for blessings. After breakfast, everyone gathered in Ping She and Shemiao to kill pigs, steam rice, burn incense, burn paper, and worship the country, praying for good weather, abundant crops and prosperous livestock. After the sacrifice, have fun with the land god. Avoid hanging clothes, working in the fields, burning fires in the mountains, picking Chai Jin Village, etc.